Espagne, 1766 435 
546 (1766. June-Aug.) 
Correspondence of Choiseul, Grimaldi, L'Averdy, Ossun, 
Praslin, Visme 
Other Material 
Aug. 4. Praslin, memoir on necessity of Spain 
permitting French merchants freedom of trade with La. 
(ff . 280-282 bis) . 
Subjects Treated 
Ransom of Manila; British refusal to arbitrate (ff. 8- 
10, 20-21, 40-45, 51-53, 131-132, 141-142, 148-152, 188-193, 
261-266) . 
Falkland Islands; return of Bougainville to France; 
French cession of islands to Spain; departure of British 
expedition for islands (ff. 24, 38, 307, 362-364, 380, 390). 
French trade with La.; Spanish attitude; activities 
of Farm General (ff. 25, 38, 77, 79-80, 155, 156, 197, 198, 
277-282 bis, 303, 334). 
Spanish return of fugitive slaves to Santo Domingo 
(f . -26) . 
Franco-Spanish plans to protect American possessions 
in future war with Britain; Byron's expedition in search 
of northwest passage; Spanish suspicions concerning true 
motive of this expedition; fortification of Havana (ff . 134, 
183-184, 308-309, 324-329). 
Philippines and Spanish attitude; French proposal for 
cession of islands to France; mission of Le Gentil to 
Philippines (ff. 214-215, 291-293, 324-329, 355-357). 
547 (1766. Sept. -Dec.) 
Correspondence of Arriaga, Azlor, Choiseul, Fuentes, 
Grimaldi, Louis XV, Mac Laughlin [alias Langlin], Masserano, 
Ossun, Praslin, Visme 
Other Material 
1714, Oct. 20, Nov. 30; 1764, Oct. 21. Three royal 
Spanish decrees concerning return of French fugitive slaves 
to Santo Domingo (ff. 20-25). 1766, Oct. 21, Masserano, 
Spanish copy of memorandum on Falkland Islands submitted 
to British court (ff. 230-233). Nov. 29, Grimaldi, memoir 
on possible Franco-Spanish defense measures against Britain 
(ff. 367-379, 508-521). Dec. 4, Real Cedula ... en declara 
nulo, . .. el Decreto de Transacclon expedido en el ano de 
1750 en el Pleyto de Diezmos con los Colegios . £ Casas de 
la Compania de Jesus , reponlendo 6 las Santas Igleslas de 
todos los Dominios de las Indies , j^^ (ff . 399-414) . 1766, 
Grimaldi, memoir concerning his views on Falkland Islands 
controversy with Britain (ff. 501-506). 
Subjects Treated 
Spanish attitude towards French trade with La. (ff. 10, 
267, 290-291, 309-311, 337-339, 384-385, 423). 
Question of Philippines, and possibility of their cessioi 
to France (ff. 13-15, 36-40). 
